"power trip" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: power trips [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} power trip (plural power trips)
  1. Any activity which confers a sense of power on the person involved.
    Sense id: en-power_trip-en-noun-lpwgZJYi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 4 44 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 47 5 48
  2. The excitement that results from such an activity.
    Sense id: en-power_trip-en-noun-rwyPInBs
  3. (Malaysia, Singapore) A power outage or a blackout, when an electrical device or system suddenly stops working. Tags: Malaysia, Singapore Categories (topical): Electricity Synonyms: power cut Related terms: power-trip, power-tripping, trip switch (english: may be related to sense 3)
    Sense id: en-power_trip-en-noun-ASncz-8u Disambiguation of Electricity: 21 11 67 Categories (other): Malaysian English, Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 4 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 4 60 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 47 5 48

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